Carlos Gonzales
New member
Whatever your New Year’s resolutions were, it’s doubtful the list included buying a new gas can, but maybe it should. As of January 1, 2009, all portable fuel containers sold in the United States are required to conform to two new regulations:
1. They must meet new federal Mobile Source Air Toxic regulations, based on California’s CARB regulations that have been in place there and in some other states for a number of years; and
2. They must meet the requirements of the Children’s Gasoline Burn Prevention Act (Public Law 110-278, 122 Stat. 2602- 2603), signed into law by President Bush last year, by including childproof features.
Photo Courtesy of No-Spill.
As of January 1, 2009, all portable fuel containers (such as this model by No-Spill) manufactured nationwide will need to meet new federal regulations regarding emissions and child safety.
These new regulations do not apply to OSHA-approved metal safety containers (required on construction sites; check with your OSHA representative), but rather to the common red plastic, portable gas cans. The regulations apply only to newly manufactured gas cans, and there is no requirement on the part of users to discard their existing cans or to upgrade.
1. They must meet new federal Mobile Source Air Toxic regulations, based on California’s CARB regulations that have been in place there and in some other states for a number of years; and
2. They must meet the requirements of the Children’s Gasoline Burn Prevention Act (Public Law 110-278, 122 Stat. 2602- 2603), signed into law by President Bush last year, by including childproof features.
As of January 1, 2009, all portable fuel containers (such as this model by No-Spill) manufactured nationwide will need to meet new federal regulations regarding emissions and child safety.
These new regulations do not apply to OSHA-approved metal safety containers (required on construction sites; check with your OSHA representative), but rather to the common red plastic, portable gas cans. The regulations apply only to newly manufactured gas cans, and there is no requirement on the part of users to discard their existing cans or to upgrade.